Vermouth - Tiki Drinks and Food

C capheind Member Bakersfield, CA Joined: Aug 24, 2010 Posts: 43	C capheind Posted posted on Sun, Sep 5, 2010 5:27 PM On 2010-09-04 11:45, amybean wrote: It's a little early for a martini, but now I want one, too! We did a taste comparison once with the garnishes, and found that olives pair well with salty nut snacks and cheeses, lemon twist goes well with a crudite, and the cocktail onion especially fine with fishy snacks. Note: Noilly Prat is surprisingly inexpensive. They've actually gone back to their original recipe, they changed it during the vermouthaphobe period in martini history, after cheap rotgut vermouth had become the bar-room standby and people learned to fear its vinegar charms.

On 2010-09-04 11:45, amybean wrote:
It's a little early for a martini, but now I want one, too!

We did a taste comparison once with the garnishes, and found that olives pair well with salty nut snacks and cheeses, lemon twist goes well with a crudite, and the cocktail onion especially fine with fishy snacks.

Note: Noilly Prat is surprisingly inexpensive.

They've actually gone back to their original recipe, they changed it during the vermouthaphobe period in martini history, after cheap rotgut vermouth had become the bar-room standby and people learned to fear its vinegar charms.

Post #552305 by capheind on Sun, Sep 5, 2010 5:27 PM